The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.
The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.
First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.
There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.